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602 19th Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98112

206-320-8757

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Cuisine(s): Southern

Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30am-2am, Sun,Sat 10am-2am

Price: $
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Seattle is peppered with inventive and quirky dishes featuring delicate flavors; it's one of the advantages of living here. But sometimes a girl just wants a piece of deep-fried chicken with a side of butter-soaked collard greens and sweet potatoes. The Kingfish Cafe offers food inspired by owners Laurie and Leslie Coaston's Alabama ancestors. The key to good Southern food is fat, a notion that Kingfish embraces with aplomb. Even the menu's veggie options-macaroni and cheese and griddlejacks (a fried black-eyed-pea-and-veggie cake)-comprise enough dairy fat to make you gain 20 pounds just by inhaling the fumes. To tide you over at the bar while you wait, Kingfish offers the city's stiffest mint julep-adorably served in a Mason jar. And whatever you do, order dessert, even if you don't think you have room for it. Kingfish is so famous for its cakes, people have been known to order a slice with brunch. If ever there was a reason to own pants with an elastic waistband, Kingfish is it.

Voracious Dining Guide

By Hanna Raskin, Seattle Weekly Critics | Wed, March 21, 2012

The impulse when opening a dining guide organized by neighborhood is to flip immediately to the section covering the few square miles you call home. We won't stop you. After all, who are we to deny you the pleasure of seeing your hangouts summariz... More »
Kingfish's Peasant Food Is Mostly Great, But Overpriced

By The Surly Gourmand | Wed, October 20, 2010

Southern cooking really is peasant food, even though when most people think of "peasant food" they think of Italian food. After all, you never hear assholes longing for a villa in Arkansas. Still, bec... More »
Juleps and The Alabama Old Fashioned at Kingfish Cafe

By A.J. Tigner | Wed, July 21, 2010

The Kingfish Cafe is a Southern specialty joint tucked into the residential side of Capitol Hill; it's far enough from Broadway to stay quiet but not so out of the way to halt a fairly steady steam ... More »
Versus: Short(cake) & Sweet at Anthony's and the Kingfish

By Julien Perry | Wed, July 14, 2010

The Dish: Strawberry shortcake captures the simplicity and flavor of summer at its peak. This dessert is an artful, rustic creation made with homemade whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and a warm biscuit. What this dessert is not is a gloppy mess... More »
Filet of Soul

By Jill Lightner | Wed, January 22, 2003

THE KINGFISH CAFE 602 19th Ave. E., CAPITOL HILL 206- 320-8757 lunch Mon., Wed.-Fri.; dinner Mon., Wed.-Sat.; brunch Sun. THOMPSON'S POINT OF VIEW 2308 E. Union St., CENTRAL DISTRICT 206-329-2512 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs.; until midnight Fri.-Sa... More »

Dinner Menu

Salads & Starters

$5.50
$8.50

Crawfish and corn chowder
our house soup creamy rich homemade chowder filled with fresh corn, chunky vegetables and delicate crawfish.

$8.50

Kingfish House Salad
wild greens tossed gently in a warm creole vinaigrette, then topped with honeyed bacon, hard cooked egg and roasted tomato – then sprinkled with toasted pumpkin seeds.

$9.25
$10.75

Kingfish Caesar (contains raw eggs)
crispy romaine lettuce, homespun croutons and our own smoky chipotle infused dressing, with fresh romano cheese.

$10.75

Percy’s Plate for Sharin’ – a trio of Wonderful Dips
a fresh smoked catfish spread with herbs and a touch of mustard a creamy cool artichoke and roasted garlic dip, and our spicy black-eye pea spread served with a jumble of toasted bread and crackers.

$10.75

Citrus jerk wings
sweet, caribbean, cool spices added to our classic jerk paste with a hint of orange, just enough to jump start your tongue.

$8.50

Sho’Nuff Fried green Tomatoes
we brought out this southern tradition for ya to try topped with a cornmeal dredge fulla spices. we brown’em on the griddle and top’em with our house garlic and chipotle sauces. these tasty tomatoes share the plate with our hot out of the kitchen hushpuppies. let the sky rain tomatoes.

$12.25

Kingfish House Crab and Catfish Cakes with Dixie Tarter
an exciting blend of crab and catfish, tenderly bound with onions, peppers, bread and spices, fried up crispy and served with a tasty homespun tarter sauce. (crabcake entree served with our coleslaw and roasted yam $16.75)

Entrees

$22.00

Miss Choo Choo’s Company’s Commin’ New York Steak
a hand trimmed 10 oz. ny strip napped with fresh herbs, garlic, worcestershire and a handful of miss choo choos’ secret spices… and cuz you’re company we gonna top this tender cut with thick slices of portabella mushrooms, onions and roasted garlic, served with a side of collard greens and seasoned yam fries.

$18.50

Jazz it Slow Gumbo
down in the cellar and back to the street, listening to ma rainey and her georgia beat – some gumbo and cornbread is what you wanna eat… cooked down with tasso, prawns, chicken, fish, and okra, served with a piece of cornbread.

$16.45

My Way or the Highway Buttermilk Fried Chicken
we aren’t gonna tell you what’s in it but we will say you’ve got to be one early bird to get you one! and we will bring it on with our creamy mashed potatoes, and spicy collard greens.

$13.75

Simply Griddled Catfish
fresh southern farm raised catfish, marinated overnight, rolled in seasoned cornmeal and fried on a hot griddle until crispy, served with herbed grits and slow cooked greens.

$13.95

Hoppin’ John Griddlejacks
a traditional vegetarian dish untraditionally served; scrumptious cakes made of tender black-eyed peas and rice with roasted veggies, griddled up and served with tomato relish, sour cream and a green salad.

$14.25

Down Home Mac and Cheese
we use two cheeses, onion and a bit of mushroom for this good sized helping then we bake it up bubbling hot and serve it alongside a cool green salad.

$13.50

Cabaret All Monday Red Beans and Rice
fat red beans cooked down slow with plenty of chef paul’s tasso and andouille sausage this house favorite is soul satisfying.

Sides

$3.75

Roasted Red Yams

$4.50

Candied Yams

$6.00

Red Beans and Rice

$9.75

Mac and Cheese

$3.75

Succotash

$3.75

Baked Beans

$3.75

Corn Bread

$3.75

Collard Greens

$3.75

Mashed Potato

$4.50

Grilled broccolini

$4.50

Yam Fries

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The Kingfish Cafe

602 19th Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98112

206-320-8757

Description

By Hanna Raskin, Seattle Weekly Critics | Wed, March 21, 2012

By The Surly Gourmand | Wed, October 20, 2010

By A.J. Tigner | Wed, July 21, 2010

By Julien Perry | Wed, July 14, 2010

By Jill Lightner | Wed, January 22, 2003